Indonesian branch of ‘Obedient Wives Club’ opens
A new club in Indonesia that encourages women to be totally obedient to their husbands and focus on keeping them sexually satisfied has generated an outcry from some activists. The Indonesian branch of the Obedient Wives Club, launched early this month in Malaysia, claims to have about 300 members in several cities. Group leader Gina [...]
Does Islam Stand Against Science?
By Steve Paulson We may think the charged relationship between science and religion is mainly a problem for Christian fundamentalists, but modern science is also under fire in the Muslim world. Islamic creationist movements are gaining momentum, and growing numbers of Muslims now look to the Quran itself for revelations about science. Science in Muslim [...]
Pakistan Islamist Party works to ban the Bible
Pakistan’s Islamist party, Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islami (JUI), has petitioned to have the Bible banned from Pakistan because it violates the nation’s notorious blasphemy laws. The move by the JUI is just the latest episode in the ongoing and increasingly deadly persecution of Christians in that Islamic nation. According to JUI leader Maulana Abdul Rauf Farooqi, the Bible contains [...]
Top ten reasons why sharia is bad for all societies
Traditional Muslims who understand the Quran and the hadith believe that sharia (Islamic law) expresses the highest and best goals for all societies. It is the will of Allah. But is Islam just in its laws that Muhammad himself practiced and invented? This article says no for ten verifiable reasons. Here are four points you [...]
Penn Jillette says he’s glad Miss Tennessee lost Miss USA over Quran burning remark
Magician and Miss USA judge Penn Jillette says he’s happy a pageant queen from Tennessee fell short to Miss California USA Alyssa Campanella because her onstage answer to a question about burning Qurans ran afoul of the First Amendment. The vocal half of illusionist duo Penn and Teller said on Twitter that he’s glad [...]
If You Have All Three…
I don’t know if it’s an original idea, but I love the way Blonde Nonbeliever phrases this: If you have a Bible on your bookshelf, you may be a Christian. If you have a Koran on your bookshelf, you may be a Muslim. If you have a Torah on your bookshelf, you may be Jewish. If you [...]
The Tailor
Culture and confusion meet on a Brooklyn street, in this hilariously charming tale of similarities amid diversity. Film directed by Gordon Grinberg
Islamic ‘Scholar’ Talks With PZ Myers Outside the World Atheist Convention
iERA engages with Prof. PZ Myers, AronRa, Maryam Namazie and Richard Dawkins at the World Atheist Convention in Dublin, Ireland, June 2011 via Islamic ‘Scholar’ Talks Over PZ Myers Outside the World Atheist Convention | Atheist Media Blog.
Herman Cain Would Require Muslim Appointees To Take A Special Loyalty Oath
In March, formers Godfather’s Pizza CEO Herman Cain burst onto the presidential scene when hetold ThinkProgress that he “will not” appoint Muslims in his administration. Under intense pressure, Cain’s campaign walked back the candidate’s words, saying that he would appoint “any person for a position based on merit.” However, the next week, Cain hedged his retraction, telling [...]
